[8] Disulfiram, which causes extremely unpleasant adverse effects if alcohol is ingested, is occasionally still used to encourage abstinence in selected patients. Anemia is corrected in alcoholics ...

As Suzanne adds, drugs called acamprosate and disulfiram work in a similar way. Naltrexone has been approved for use on the NHS (Picture: Getty Images) The first works to ‘restore the balance of ...